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The Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, also known as the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi or Conservatorio Torino and more commonly known in English as the Turin Conservatory, is a music conservatory in Turin, Italy.[1] It should not be confused with the Milan Conservatory or Como Conservatory; schools which have also been known as the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi.
History
[edit | edit source]The Turin Conservatory was founded on 11 June 1866 with the name Liceo Musicale.[1] In 1887 its name was changed to the Istituto Musicale when composer Giovanni Bolzoni became director of the school.[1] In 1936 it was enlarged to become the Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Verdi.[1] Other directors of the conservatory include composer and pianist Franco Alfano and composers Lodovico Rocca and Sandro Fuga.[1]
Notable alumni
[edit | edit source]- Irene Abrigo
- Cinico Angelini[2]
- Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti
- Arturo Basile
- Carlo Emilio Bonferroni
- Fred Buscaglione[3]
- Carlo Adolfo Cantù[4]
- Matilde Capuis[5]
- Andrea Carè
- Gianluca Cascioli
- Giulio Castagnoli (also faculty)[6]
- Umberto Clerici
- Giancarlo Chiaramello
- Azio Corghi (also faculty)[7]
- Luciana Littizzetto
- Riccardo Malipiero[8]
- Enzo Muccetti
- Fernando Previtali
- Carlo Savina[9]
- Marina Scalafiotti (also faculty)
- Flavio Testi[10]
- Edgard Varèse[11]
- Arturo Vigna[12]
Notable faculty
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Bernardoni, Virgilio. 2001. "Malipiero, Riccardo". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.
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External links
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